Ivy Protocol

MAY 18, 2023

Author: Ieva Blazauskaite (Ivy Protocol, Marketing Lead) To meet the climate goals outlined by the Paris Agreement, a unified approach, combining both Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Engineered Carbon Removal Solutions is crucial.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 16, 2024

I’m currently in Istanbul, Türkiye, with my colleague Adam Markham , for the opening session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) seventh assessment cycle. While the global understanding of climate change is well-established, the world’s response remains sluggish.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In this blog post, we will briefly explain (i) the background of climate change laws in Colombia, (ii) the nature and reach of the ‘ Acción de Cumplimiento ,’ and (iii) the two judgments and their implications for climate action in Colombia. Decree 298 of 2016 on the National Climate Change System.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023. The general outlook includes some good news and some bad news.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 7, 2024

Multiple relentless heat waves occurred in 2023 , with much of the globe experiencing 20 more “heatwave days” than in the previous three decades. target set by the Paris Agreement – and an astonishing 0.17 Read out of context, that description fits climate change too, of course. as one writer put it on X.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On June 20, 2023, the Spanish Supreme Court handed down its final ruling in the case of Greenpeace v. Spain II , widely known as the trial for climate (“ el juicio por el clima ”). The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. compared to 2005.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 4, 2024

Youth4ClimateAction in Republic of Korea We are in a critical decade for action on climate change. National governments are the most important systemic actors in the governance of climate action, primarily because they are the only actors with the ability to adopt economy-wide decarbonization measures.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Photo credit: Frontiers, Falling Walls Foundation With climate change being one of the most pressing challenges of our time, Johan Rockström , director of the Potsdam Institute, emphasized that the upcoming COP28 must be one of change. The inaugural Awards Ceremony took place at Frontiers Forum in Montreux in April 2023. 

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2023

Right in the middle of Danger Season , we are going through a period of unprecedented global extreme temperatures driven by fossil-fueled climate change. With El Niño beginning, natural climate variability will push the already extreme temperatures occurring due to climate change even higher in the coming months.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In its provisional State of the Global Climate report, they confirmed, that not only is 2023 on track to be the warmest year on record by a large margin, but they also expect we will reach 1.4 Even though there’s a month left of 2023, VMO feels confident enough to make the call that will leave us only 0.1

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This ruling was released in the context of a surge in climate litigation cases in France and all over world. For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

They’re also hoping to circumnavigate efforts to hold them accountable for their contribution to climate change. ExxonMobil’s early submission, though probably timed to get a head start on defusing climate-related shareholder resolutions, does give us a helpful roadmap of the climate accountability landscape in 2023.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While climate adaptation planning is more widespread than ever, the U.N. T here is a huge gulf between what communities are spending to prepare for climate change and what they ought to spend, a new U.N. This gap is widening, as the costs of climate adaptation increase due to rising global temperatures. report found.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

Both extreme heat and wildfires are directly linked to climate change. Source: Statista 2023. Litigation Local and state governments can preserve access to justice through the courts for those experiencing climate impacts. The Guardian writes that 2023 will be a watershed year for climate litigation.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The 27 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, ended last Sunday, November 20, 1.5 Climate change related harms that are not avoided by adaptation are referred to as loss and damage. She writes here in her personal capacity. .

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai. beyond those that have already been signed by December 2023).

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Many governments are beginning to include at least some form of CDR in their portfolio of climate policies and international commitments. The Article 6.4

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Capaccio

JANUARY 11, 2024

The 2023 United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28) marked the first Global Stock take to assess progress toward the Paris Agreement since its ratification in 2015 at COP21. However, the document still provides insight into the direction of the climate action landscape of the coming decade. What’s Next?

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Green , and James Bee On December 14, 2023, the European Council (Council) and European Parliament (Parliament) reached provisional agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Davies , Michael D. However, the compromise is that investment and lending activities will be excluded from the scope of CSDDD.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

And this problem will only get worse as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and severe. While it’s clear we need to rapidly reduce gas generation to help limit the worst impacts of climate change, it’s less clear how much fossil gas capacity we actually need to maintain reliability in a future decarbonized grid.

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Arnold Porter

MARCH 15, 2023

Arnold & Porter Environmental partner Sarah Grey was named to the Denver Business Journal 's 2023 "40 Under 40" list. The annual report recognizes 40 of Denver's "outstanding local professionals under age 40 for their business success and community contributions."

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

It’s pretty clear that neither the innermost nor outermost circle has yet achieved much concrete advance in dealing with climate change. The Kyoto and Paris agreements are each separate treaties adopted under the FCCC. Then things move on. Each of these treaties includes provisions requiring the Parties to meet annually.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2024

In addition, Chapter 2 contextualizes the role of CCS technology in international climate agreements, examining the main reports by international actors on CCS, including studies by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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A Greener Life

JUNE 1, 2023

Records set across Asia There’s scientific consensus that climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events. In a recent report by the UN climate change body, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ), scientists warned that ‘every increment of climate change will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards’.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Countries across Africa could lose 14% of their per capita GDP to climate change by 2050 and 34% by 2100, even if average global warming is held to 1.5°C, C, according to a report released this morning at this year’s UN climate conference, COP 27 , in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photo credit: Anouk Delafortrie / Twitter.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 21, 2023

Credit: Tobias Reich, Unsplash The Sabin Center’s Global Climate Change Litigation Database currently lists over 2000 cases. And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country? And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country?

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. The court further held that the right to a stable climate was not an established right.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 28, 2023

Where do the world’s wealthiest nations stand when it comes to the most important environmental issues of our time: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution? The G7 calls for ensuring that private investments and financial flows are consistent with a healthy climate , as committed to in the Paris Agreement.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Acoel

MAY 1, 2023

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Amy Edwards As we celebrate the 54 th anniversary of Earth Day, it is hard to imagine where we will be 54 years from now. Will we have made the necessary changes to reduce the adverse impacts from climate change? Will we have restored biological diversity? And what about PFAS?

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Responding to the climate crisis is undeniably urgent. Rising temperatures are disrupting ecosystems around the world, with 2023 witnessing some of the most extreme weather events to date, including the hottest day and month ever recorded and drastically reduced Antarctic ice.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The world is already experiencing mounting dangerous climate extremes , the last eight years have been the hottest on record, and the current trajectory of heat-trapping emissions is wildly off-course from where it needs to be to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 2, 2024

The temporal and substantive proximity of these cases, across no less than four different international forums, is a reflection of the immense frustration that civil society and State actors who are the most vulnerable to the harms resulting from climate change feel with the status quo. Duarte Agostinho and Others v.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Consider, for example, Article 3 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which directs countries to adopt “precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize” climate change. To date, the two groups have been working in silos, each focused on a different aspect of the problem.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the private sector gathered alongside governmental representatives to influence decisions and advance contributions toward the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

Carbon Emissions Emissions goals were set in response to urgent developments in climate science indicating that for the world to meet the 1.5°C C carbon budget set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries must reduce CO2 emissions in the entire [existing] built environment by 50-65% by 2030 and reach zero carbon by 2040.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Canada’s big five banks, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), and Scotiabank, all make the global top twenty list of fossil fuel funders since the Paris Agreement was signed, despite each having committed to reach “net zero” by 2050.

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